Robert Morgan (writer)
Robert Morgan (born 1921 in Penrhiwceiber , Glamorganshire , † 1994 ) was a Welsh writer and painter.
Life
Morgan was born the son of a miner . He attended school until he was 14 and then worked in a mine for twelve years . From 1947 he studied in Birmingham at Fircroft College and made a teacher exams at the College of Education in Bognor Regis in 1953 . Another study took place in 1969 at Southampton University. Until 1980/81 he was employed as a teacher at special schools and from then on worked as a painter and writer
He wrote poems and short stories.
Works (selection)
- The Night's Prison , poems, 1967
- Voices in the Dark , Versrama, 1976
- The Storm , poems, 1974
- On the Banks of the Cynon , Poems, 1975
- The Pass , poems, 1976
- My Lamp Still Burns , autobiography, 1981
- Poems and Drawings , poems, 1983
- The Miners, and Other Stories , short stories, 1986
literature
- Hans Petersen (editor): Biographical Notes Robert Morgan In Erkundungen - 28 Welsh storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-353-00361-4 , page 385.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Library of Wales Robert Morgan Papers (English) ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Morgan, Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh writer and painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Penrhiwceiber , Glamorganshire |
DATE OF DEATH | 1994 |